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Post by tanyab on Jun 30, 2014 13:49:16 GMT
What do you do? I'm a special education para. I do not want to do this forever. I can feel the burn out hitting me and the urge to do something different, but it's so limited here (tiny town). I love the hours and that I get the same days off as my son. I'm very good at my job, but the stress of it has hit me hard in the last couple of years.
My husband and I have talked about me taking online classes toward a degree, but we are about to send a son to college, and honestly I still have no idea what I'd like to do (at age 37). Yikes.
So, I'm curious to see what other jobs/fields those of you without a degree are working in... |
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Post by khaleesi on Jun 30, 2014 13:58:33 GMT
Disclaimer: I am working towards my degree currently. I have 11 weeks left and I will have a bachelors in business management. That said, I work in the IT division at a large insurance company. Prior to taking this position in IT, I was a lead at a help desk, a team lead, and many other roles. What kind of things interest you? I know at 36 I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up  but as of late I am leaning towards project management and have been looking at getting a PMP certification once my degree is done. As far as school goes, it's scary jumping back in but it has honestly been the best thing I have ever done. I am a full time student in an accelerated program and am in seat one night a week for 4 hours. The rest of the work is done outside of class. Each of my classes are 5 weeks long in a program designed for working adults. Is there a particular field of study that interests you? |
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Post by LovMelrose on Jun 30, 2014 13:59:16 GMT
I'm a recruiter and work out of my home the last 11 years. Love it!
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Post by miyooper2b on Jun 30, 2014 14:34:53 GMT
I work in DH's family business. His parents owned it but they've retired and we run it now. I do all the accounting, HR, and sales management. I'd really like to go back to school and get my degree but I can't right now. I am fortunate to have this job because I probably couldn't do any of the things I do now without a degree.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2014 15:02:51 GMT
For the last 17 years I've worked as a data analyst. I've been a supervisor 2 or 3 times in that space. I've learned everything I know on the job. I think I'm the last of "dying breed". I don't think anyone would be hired for my position without a 4 yr degree these days. I'm very blessed and lucky to have this job.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2014 15:17:54 GMT
Pretty much described me, prior to retirement. I was a Program Specialist/Manager in H&HS. The job normally requires a degree, but I moved up through the ranks and was promoted from within.
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Post by heckofagal on Jun 30, 2014 16:09:30 GMT
I am 46 and have a B.S. in Business Admin and don't know what I want to do. Have been working in Audit/AP for a Technology company and I will be losing my job soon.
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Post by katiejane on Jun 30, 2014 16:19:31 GMT
Currently a preschool worker, I am thinking about studying for my degree but that won't change me job.
Kj
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Post by periwrinkle on Jun 30, 2014 16:20:17 GMT
I'm a stay at home mom. I'm going to school, but I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up, so I'm working through core classes.
Up until two weeks ago my husband didn't have a degree. He works in the semiconductor industry. For not having a degree, it pays pretty well (if you stick with it)
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Post by scrapsuzy on Jun 30, 2014 17:58:56 GMT
I was a 911 operator/dispatcher for several years. Now I have been registering patients in the ER for a few years. Neither require a degree, and both start several dollars above minimum wage.
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Post by dawndoll on Jun 30, 2014 18:07:55 GMT
Pretty much described me, prior to retirement. I was a Program Specialist/Manager in H&HS. The job normally requires a degree, but I moved up through the ranks and was promoted from within. I am retired now too, but I was a Buyer in Materials Management of the hospital where I worked for 27 years. I started at the age of 18 in the Housekeeping Department, moved to Dietary for 12 years and then to Materials in the store room in 2000. I bid on the Buyer position after working for awhile in the store room. I believe that there are now a bunch different requirements for my former job as a Buyer, since I left. It was a good job, but very stressful. The pressure was on because if I didn't get say, hip replacement parts, in on time, surgery would be delayed and we would have an unhappy surgeon in our office, being not nice. |
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Post by annabella on Jun 30, 2014 18:08:15 GMT
You should try MLM, find a brand you like then you can work from home. Steph has had great success with her business. Beachbody is another option.
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Post by 505scrapper on Jun 30, 2014 18:36:27 GMT
I'm a Legal Assistant/Paralegal. I've been in this field for 24 years. At the time I was getting into it, more people were interested in experience over education and in fact, there weren't many programs available anyway. Now, everyone wants someone with a degree. I can usually get a decent job based on my experience still, but the degree is a plus (I still don't have one). There are also many programs available for this now.
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Post by tanyab on Jun 30, 2014 18:43:45 GMT
505scrapper-I've always wondered about getting a position as a paralegal. It seems like it could be interesting and not too stressful? Bummed to hear you need a degree now as it's something I had considered looking into. They are now requiring a 2 year for all new para hires as well.
Annabella-I have a thing about home parties...I don't go to them and don't have them. I think they are overpriced and just have a really hard time asking people to buy things.
I make pretty decent money where (with no college education considered) which is why it's been hard to leave. It's interesting to hear other positions you all have. I supposed most of them were given as you worked your way up.
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Post by weesheepea on Jun 30, 2014 18:49:19 GMT
I work part-time as an admin assistant now (by choice), but in my former position I worked my way from an executive assistant to lead communications specialist - web design, with no degrees in comms, journalism or graphic design. I did go to college and majored in journalism, so that did help, but I had to drop out before graduation because I couldn't afford school any longer (I got myself into deep credit card debt when they were handing out credit like it was candy). My husband also doesn't have a degree, but has a wealth of practical experience and can charm the fur off a cat.
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Post by ten&rose on Jun 30, 2014 19:04:41 GMT
I have a degree and some graduate hours but as a patient transporter at a hospital I only needed my cna certificate which took me two weeks to get.
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Post by 505scrapper on Jun 30, 2014 19:05:31 GMT
505scrapper-I've always wondered about getting a position as a paralegal. It seems like it could be interesting and not too stressful? Bummed to hear you need a degree now as it's something I had considered looking into. They are now requiring a 2 year for all new para hires as well. Depending on the firm you work at could depend on the stress level. Where I am now, the stress level is at a minimum, but I've had jobs in the past that were just beyond stressful. One thing you can do is get into a firm as a receptionist/file clerk. In some of the firms I've worked at in the past, we've had people come in in this position (it's obviously a lower paid position) and work their way up to Legal Assistant. It's worth a try if you are really interested without having to go back to school. |
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Post by dawndoll on Jul 1, 2014 17:44:32 GMT
What are your passions? I always said that when I retired I would love to work at a flower shop or a book store. Now my illness is such that no job is possible, but maybe you could find an area you really enjoy and look for something in that realm.
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Post by sisterbdsq on Jul 1, 2014 17:49:49 GMT
I'm a Property Manager (commercial and residential) and a Broker (commercial ONLY).
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but as of late I am leaning towards project management and have been looking at getting a PMP certification once my degree is done. 
